Innovation in the UK Retail Sector - Nesta
Innovation in the UK Retail Sector - Nesta
Innovation in the UK Retail Sector - Nesta
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Appendix 2<br />
Glossary of Abbreviations<br />
BERR Department for Bus<strong>in</strong>ess, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform<br />
BRC British <strong>Retail</strong> Consortium<br />
BSSA British Shops and Stores Association<br />
CIS Community <strong>Innovation</strong> Survey<br />
CSR Corporate social responsibility<br />
DEFRA Department for <strong>the</strong> Environment, Food and Rural Affairs<br />
DIUS Department for <strong>Innovation</strong>, Universities and Skills<br />
EDLP Every Day Low Price<br />
EPSRC Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g and Physical Sciences Research Council<br />
ETF Environmental Transformation Fund<br />
FCO Foreign & Commonwealth Office<br />
ICT Information & Communications Technology<br />
IGD Institute for Grocery Distribution<br />
IP Intellectual Property<br />
IRS Internal Revenue Service<br />
ISO International Standards Organization<br />
KIBS Knowledge Intensive Bus<strong>in</strong>ess Services<br />
KPI Key performance <strong>in</strong>dicator<br />
KTN Knowledge Transfer Network<br />
NAICS North American Industry Classification System<br />
NESTA National Endowment for Science, Technology and <strong>the</strong> Arts<br />
NMW National M<strong>in</strong>imum Wage<br />
NPD New product development<br />
OXIRM Oxford Institute of <strong>Retail</strong> Management<br />
RFID Radio Frequency Identification<br />
ROI Return on <strong>in</strong>vestment<br />
ROIC Return on <strong>in</strong>vestment capital<br />
ROS Return on sales<br />
SKU Stock-keep<strong>in</strong>g unit<br />
<strong>UK</strong>TI United K<strong>in</strong>gdom Trade & Investment<br />
VCN Venture Capital Network<br />
WRAP Waste & Resources Action Programme<br />
WWF World Wildlife Fund<br />
<strong>Innovation</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>UK</strong> <strong>Retail</strong> <strong>Sector</strong><br />
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